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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Life Story of Anna (Töws) Hübert / Lebensgeschichte von Anna (Töws) Hübert

Anna was the daughter of Helena Cornies and great-granddaughter of David Cornies (1794-1873).
Helena Cornies married Jacob Wilhelm Toews (surname used interchangably with Töws). They had four children.  This is the life story of their daughter Anna.  The story and images were provided by
Katharina Petker.  The story in the German language and English language follow…

German
Anna Töws war das zweite Kind von Jacob Wilhelm Töws und Helene Cornies (Jakobs 1.Ehe).  Sie war 13.03.1875 in Ohrloff, Molotschna geboren und starb 1944 in Sibirien. Sie hatte aber drei Brüder: David der älter war, Jacob und Johann die jünger waren.  Im Jahre 1895 heiratete Anna einen reichen Gutsbesitzer Peter Hübert, der von den Banditen Machno am 30.10.1919 vor dem Hof erschossen wurde.                                

Anna und Peter Hübert hatten 10 Kinder, die groß wurden (das erste Kind, Peter, starb klein).

1. Elisabeth  16.04.1897-1975
2. Peter, geb. 06.03.1901, vermisst
3. Jakob   03.05.1903 -1938
4. David  25.04.1905 -1958
5. Anna,  13.04.1907 - 1993
6. Johann,  22.09.1908 -1938
7. Margareta, 05.06.1910- Dez 1938 
8. Abraham, 05.01.1912-1938 
9. Gerhard,   05.12.1913-1938
10. Wilhelm, 27.11.1915-1938    Auf den folgenden Bildern sind Annas Kinder.                                                        
Im Jahre 1931 wurde Anna Hübert mit 6 Kindern nach Nishnij Tagil verbannt. Zwei Kinder, Elisabeth und Jakob, waren in Ohrloff geblieben, verheiratet beide seit 1925.  Andere zwei, Johann und David, waren im Dienst in Donbass. Die beiden kamen 1932 frei und blieben zuerst in der Ukraine, David war Buchhalter und Johann- Buchbinder. Der letzte muss später wohl zu seiner Mutter nach N. Tagil gezogen sein.

In Tagil mussten alle schwer arbeiten, Peter war sehr erkältet und an Rheuma krank geworden, wurde später noch weiter verschickt, wahrscheinlich auch im Jahre 1937 umgekommen. Jakob mit Familie (Frau Maria Janzen) zog 1934 aus Ohrloff zu seiner Mutter, er hatte Söhne Jakob und Viktor.

Elisabeth hatte Irene (b.1929) und Gerhard (1932-2002). 1941 musste ihr Mann Abraham Riediger in die Trudarmee, es kamen 2 Briefe, weiter nichts. Sie mit Kindern kam im Herbst 1941 nach Sibirien, Irene musste schon mit 12 Jahren um ihr Stückchen Brot arbeiten. Es gab 100-200 g Weizen oder Roggen pro Tag pro Person.

David heiratete Sara Penner (1911-1989) aus Konteniusfeld, die hatten eine Tochter, er wurde 1937 ohne Gericht verhaftet, war bei Archangelsk 10 Jahre. In dieser Zeit kein einziges Mal satt zu essen gehabt, die Männer wurden auch noch gequält, die wussten nicht einmal, dass es den 2. Weltkrieg gegeben hat. David starb 1958 in Novosibirsk.

Anfang 1938 wurden 5 Söhne Hüberts, Schwiegersohn Ewert (Ehemann von Tochter Anna) und die Margareta verhaftet. Von den Männern war nichts mehr zu hören, Margareta kam Ende 1938 aus dem Gefängnis nach Hause  krank an Unterleibtyphus und starb zu Hause.

Tochter Anna (Hübert) Ewert hatte eine Tochter, Ärztin, sie hat 5 Kinder und 17 Enkeln.

Anna (Töws) Hübert starb an Hunger 1944, 69 Jahre alt.

English
Anna Toews was the second child of Jacob Wilhelm Toews and Helene Cornies (Jacob 1st marriage). She was born 03.13.1875 in Ohrloff, Molotschna and died in 1944 in Siberia.  She had three brothers: David who was older, Jacob and Johann were younger.

In 1895 Anna married a wealthy landowner, Peter Hübert, who was shot by the Nestor Makhno anarchists on 30.10.1919 in the courtyard.

Anna and Peter Hübert had 10 children who grew to adulthood (the first child, Peter died as an infant).

1. Elisabeth  16.04.1897-1975
2. Peter, geb. 06.03.1901, missing
3. Jakob,   03.05.1903 -1938
4. David, 25.04.1905 -1958
5. Anna, 13.04.1907 - 1993
6. Johann,  22.09.1908 -1938
7. Margareta, 05.06.1910- Dec 1938 
8. Abraham, 05.01.1912-1938 
9. Gerhard,   05.12.1913-1938
10. Wilhelm, 27.11.1915-1938    The family picture shows Anna’s children.

In 1931, Anna Hübert was exiled with six children to Nizhniy Tagil. Two children, Elisabeth and Jakob, remained in Ohrloff and were both married in 1925. The other two, Johann and David, were on duty in Donbass. These two returned home in 1932.  David was an accountant and Johann was a book binder.  Johann was later forced to move to his mother in Nizhniy Tagil.

All had to work hard in Nizhniy Tagil.  Peter became ill with rheumatism from the cold and probably died in 1937. Jakob, with family (wife Maria Janzen), moved from Ohrloff in 1934 to where his mother was in Nizhniy Tagil.  He had sons Jakob and Viktor.

Elisabeth had children Irene (b.1929) and Gerhard (1932-2002). In 1941, her husband Abraham Riediger, had to join the TrudArmee (Work Army).  He sent two letters back home and then nothing more was heard from him.  Elisabeth moved with her children to Siberia in the fall of 1941.  Irene had already been working for years just for a loaf of bread. They were given 100-200 g wheat or rye per day per person.

David married Sara Penner (1911-1989) from Konteniusfeld who had a daughter.  He was arrested in 1937 without trial and sent to Arkhangelsk where he lived for 10 years. During that time, food was severely rationed and the men were also tortured.  They did not even know about the ongoing 2nd World War.  David died in 1958 in Novosibirsk.

In early 1938, the five other Hübert sons, Anna’s husband (surname Ewert) and Margareta were arrested.  Of the men, nothing more was heard.  Margareta came home at the end of 1938 from prison and sick with typhoid fever.  She died at home.

Daughter Anna (Hübert) Ewert had a daughter who became a doctor.  She has 5 children and 17 grandchildren.


Anna (Toews) Hübert died of starvation in 1944, 69 years old.



















Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Group Photograph from Orloff


In a previous post showing a photograph from Orloff, Jerry Dick has provided further information. The same image with better resolution is shown below:















Das Bild zeigt Mennonitscher Gutsbesitzer kurz vor der Ermordung (ca. 1918 abgenommen):
(The picture shows Mennonite landowners shortly before the assassination)

1- Aron Schellenberg, 2 - Peter Unruh, 3- Kornelius Janzen (b. 1869), 4- Kornelius Janzen (b. 1893)
5- Peter Hübert, 7- Abraham Riediger










































































Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Nachkommen von Martin Cornies version 20150426.pdf

A new updated document has been placed in the Documents Folder that outlines the complete Cornies family tree.  This document is called Nachkommen von Martin Cornies version 20150426.pdf and is available for download.

This document originates from Johann Cornies in Germany and is very comprehensive.  A lot of time and effort has been devoted to creating this document and keeping it current.  Thank-you very much Johann.  Vielen Dank!!

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Mennonite Migration to Russia, 1788-1828 by Peter Rempel

On Page 78 ¹ , it reads....

"Johann Cornies 62 (b. ca. 1742) with his wife Maria 43 (b. ca. 1761), sons Johann 15 (b. ca. 1789), Peter 13 (b. ca. 1791), David 11 (b. ca. 1793), daughter Katharina 5 (b. ca. 1799). From Marienburg.  In Grodno they  received 47 rubles 73 kopeks in silver for food (from July 1,1804 until the departure date July 4,1804 plus an additional 40 days) and 50 rubles in banknotes for animal feed for the trip." ²


¹ Printed by permission Manitoba Historical Society.
² Peter Rempel, Mennonite Migration to Russia, 1788-1828, Alfred H. Redekop and Richard D. Thiessen, eds. (Winnipeg: Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2007)78.



Thursday, March 20, 2014

The Orchestra

Johann Cornies of Germany provided this image of an orchestra and help is needed in identifying some of these people.  This image was taken circa 1929 in Ohrloff.  This would be the Paul Friesen Orchestra with members Johann Cornies (this particular Johann Cornies has not been identified in the genealogy documents), Andreas Suderman, Paul Friesen, Ira Janzen, Paul Janzen, Helga Suderman, Kolja Janzen.  Not everyone in the image has been identified but someone may have the same photo and could provide some assistance.  Please leave a comment.


Monday, January 20, 2014

Johann Cornies (1868-1936)

The last male descendant of the noteworthy Johann Cornies  (1789-1848)  was this Johann Cornies (no. 80 in Nachkommen von Martin Cornies version 20130523) who immigrated to Canada and settled in the Kitchener-Waterloo Region of Ontario.  He had one adult son who was killed in Ukraine at the age of 21 prior to the family's immigration into Canada.

Thanks to Patrick Murphy, the photograph of the headstone at the grave of Johann Cornies in Waterloo is shown below.


Friday, May 24, 2013

Nachkommen von Martin Cornies version 20130523.pdf

Thanks to Johann Cornies and family located in Germany, an updated family tree document has been created and placed in the Documents Folder. Click on the red "Documents Folder" title on the right side of the page. That will take you to the folder where this document can be downloaded.

Vielen Dank Johann!

Dank Johann Cornies und Familie in Deutschland, hat eine aktualisierte Stammbaum Dokument erstellt und in den Ordner Dokumente. Klicken Sie auf das rote "Documents Folder" Titel auf der rechten Seite.  Das wird Sie zu dem Ordner, in denen dieses Dokument heruntergeladen werden kann.